Did you know that in February there are a number of lesser known holidays and national awareness days that you can celebrate? We’re particularly interested in ones that have to do with candy, so here’s a list of some other ways to celebrate your sweet tooth this month. February 15: National Gum Drop Day – ...
I was browsing through all the candy that Sweet City Candy has to offer and began to wonder about one in particular – Pez! Where do they come from and when were they invented? So I set out to find the answer, and here you have it, people – the history of Pez! Pez was ...
The original “Smack It and Crack It” candy is back! Invented by Herman Herrer at the turn of the 20th century, Turkish Taffy was a staple of Coney Island and eventually candy shoppes across America for much of the last century. In 1972 the Tootsie Roll Industries purchased Bonomo Turkish Taffy and shortly after changed ...
Have you ever wondered where those chewy, flavorful, yummy Gummy Bears came from? Gummy Bears have been around for a long time and as the world’s most popular gelatin-based snack, it doesn’t look like they’re going away any time soon. Here’s a brief history: Inspired by the dancing bears and the teddy bear, in 1922 ...
It’s chocolate. It’s peppermint. It’s delicious! Thanks to Seinfeld, Junior Mints will forever go down in pop culture history as the delicious chocolate, peppermint candies loved by Kramer and accidentally dropped into someone’s abdominal cavity during surgery. But Junior Mints were around long before Seinfeld solidified their place in candy aisles for years to come. ...
Have you ever wondered who the famous Mike and Ike were from those yummy candies? I have, but the answer is hard to come by. Created by the Just Born company in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Mike and Ike’s first made their appearance in 1940. The Just Born website does not give a definitive answer about where ...
Although the makers of Skittles would like us to think that they come from rainbows, that’s not really true. So, where did Skittles originate from? Surprisingly, Skittles is a relatively young candy in America. They were first made in 1974 in Britain and were imported to America in 1979. By 1982 Skittles were being made ...
Have you ever wondered why we eat chocolate bunnies at Easter time? Since there are more than 60 million chocolate bunnies sold in America every year, we thought it was worth investigating why we even have chocolate bunnies to begin with. It is said the celebration of spring originated with a celebration of Eostre (Easter), ...
In the year 1928, a new spectacular candy took the world by surprise. The combination of chocolate and peanut butter known as Reese’s Cups had swept over the candy industry, and for only one cent per peanut butter cup in the 1930s , were flying off the shelves rapidly! They became so popular that in ...
Valentine’s Day is approaching fast, and what better way to celebrate than to give those cute conversation hearts to friends, family, and loved ones. However, not many people know about the history behind conversation hearts! Oliver Chase, in 1847, invented the Peppermint Lozenge cutter and teamed up with Silas Evan, his brother, to create the ...
